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Stimsons

Ghost town · Calhoun County, Iowa

Lohrville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Lohrville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stimsons is a ghost town in Calhoun County, Iowa. It is the only former community in Calhoun County recorded on the federal names register, out of 226 across Iowa.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stimsons as a historical populated place on the Lohrville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.3541° N, 94.6003° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLohrville
Elevation1,199 ft
Nearest living townRockwell City, IA
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID464126
Coordinates42.35415, -94.60025

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What's there now

Stimsons is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rockwell City, IA (population 2,449), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,199 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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